Thought I would put together a quick tutorial on replacing the levers and cables on a Deluxe Heater Control unit. Pretty simple job that can be accomplished in about an hour once the control unit is out the truck. Hope this helps!

The problem - broken soft pewter control levers in the deluxe heater control unit

The solution - replacement steel levers from Old Air and new control cables (I purchased both through LMC).

Step 1 - Remove the old cables by removing the 1/4" fasteners and retaining clips.

Note - One cable connects to the front half of the lever near the control face. It is kind of pain to get to.

Here are the parts in the kit from Old Air. It is complete and the levers are much more rigid than the original ones.

Step 6 - Assemble the lever arms and spacers. The provided instructions are good and provide adequate detail.

Step 7 - Install the new knobs (mine fit tightly on the new levers)

Step 8 - Install new cables and reinstall blower switch and brackets . The new cables are much smoother but the cable end clamps suppled were inadequate. They did not match up well with the channels in the control unit. I ended up reusing the cable ends from the original cables on the truck. Also - the cable attachment on the front half of one of the levers is a pain!

Complete and ready for reinstallation. A simple, easy improvement to get the heat working properly!

Outstanding write-up! I like the pictures and the attention to detail. This really needs to be included in Woogeroo's How-To thread. Maybe you could shoot him a PM? I think that he would be glad to include it. If you haven't checked out that thread, you need to check it out. It's awesome!

Outstanding write-up! I like the pictures and the attention to detail. This really needs to be included in Woogeroo's How-To thread. Maybe you could shoot him a PM? I think that he would be glad to include it. If you haven't checked out that thread, you need to check it out. It's awesome!

Thanks chevyrestoguy! I appreciate the kind words! I will shoot Woogeroo a PM.

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Originally Posted by chevy_mike

Outstanding tutorial. I will be referencing this when I rebuild mine.

Since this was very good, I have added it to the FAQ for the 60-66 area. Thanks!!!

Thanks chevy_mike! I have taken more than my fair share of info from this site so it is nice to contribute a little!